Sunday 29th January, 2012
Perturbed Hindus urge California firm to withdraw Lord Ganesha yoga mats
Upset Hindus have urged for the immediate recalling of yoga mats carrying images of Lord Ganesha sold by a California (USA) based firm Yogamatic on its website, calling it ...
Hindi introduced in Pennsylvania school district
A school district in Pennsylvania (USA) is offering Hindi, the official language of India, to its pupils from the next semester. Students in this course offered by Bensalem Township School District ...
Chicago NBC removes "objectionable" content after Hindus protest
NBC Chicago (USA) television station removed from its website within few hours the content which Hindus considered "inappropriate" as it labelled their deities "weird". A commentary on its website ...
Sheldon Adelson: How will his support help or hinder Newt Gingrich in Nevada?
Las Vegas SunFormer Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney talks to Sheldon Adelson after addressing a meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition Saturday, April 2, ...
Final four GOP contenders address key Nevada issues
Las Vegas Review JournalThe four candidates left in the GOP presidential race -- (clockwise from upper left) Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul -- will descend on Nevada this week to campaign ahead of ...
Here’s hoping GOP doesn’t botch Nevada’s big moment
Las Vegas SunSunday, Jan. 29, 2012 | 2 a.m. I was wrong and I'm thrilled -- and petrified. For months, I have been lamenting -- nay, whining -- that the state GOP meekly capitulated to a bluffing New ...
Free Tax Help and More
KOLO 8Saturday the Financial Stability Partnership of Northern Nevada hosted its inaugural Financial Fitness Fair. Volunteers were on hand to take care of income taxes at no charge, and a wealth of local ...
One of Virginia City's Oldest Homes Severely Damaged in Fire
KOLO 8A vintage 1870's home in Virginia City caught on fire around noon Saturday. Crews from Carson City and Lyon County as well as the Sierra Fire Department and Reno Fire Department assisted ...
Lemmon Valley Home Invasion Leads to Confrontation
KOLO 8Two Lemmon Valley residents suffered minor injuries after they confronted a man who broke into their home in the 400 block of Ohio Street Friday ...
NBC Asks Romney to Remove News Material from Ad
KOLO 8NBC asked GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Saturday to pull a campaign advertisement made up almost entirely of a 1997 "Nightly News" report on Newt Gingrich's ethics ...
1 Injured in Lyon County Structure Fire
KOLO 8One man has been injured after a residential structure fire in Silver Springs Friday night. According to the Central Lyon Fire Protection District, ...
Battery in the Area of Virginia Lake
KOLO 8A woman was not injured after a battery attempt near Virginia Lake Friday night, just before 10 p.m. According to the Reno Police Department, officers learned the victim was walking along Lakeside ...
Burglary Arrest at Smithridge Park
KOLO 8A man has been arrested after stealing items from an apartment storage shed early Saturday morning. Reno Police arrived at the 10 Block of Smithridge Park at 12:22 a.m. after two alert neighbors ...
Interfaith chapel sought at U of Nevada, Reno
Washington ExaminerA diverse group of religious leaders in northern Nevada are pushing for the establishment of an interfaith chapel on the University of Nevada, Reno campus. The effort is being led by Rajan Zed, a ...
Nevada teen pleads guilty in classmate's killing
Las Vegas Review JournalELKO -- One of two West Wendover teenagers accused of killing and burying a classmate in the desert has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge in a plea deal that spares her the death penalty.An Elko ...
Florida gives us a sneak peek at what to expect in lead-up to Nevada caucus
Las Vegas SunIf Florida hadn't muscled its way into Nevada's early presidential primary spot, the Silver State would have been the proving ground for the Republican candidates to test their messages on ...
Researchers say Nevada's Lehman Caves are 1 million years old
Las Vegas Review JournalGretchen Baker, an ecologist with the National Park Service, scrambles through the Lehman Caves at Great Basin National Park in this 2006 photo. Scientists recently determined the caves are at least ...
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